It seems at the moment, on an almost weekly basis, we are celebrating or commemorating significant anniversaries – the founding of the NHS, beginning women’s suffrage, Windrush (marked this weekend), end of the first world war, founding of the State of Israel, and so on. Of course, it is no Read more…
A manifesto for education, a commitment to question. Enshrined in the very heart of the Jewish people’s sacred story, our myth, is a commitment to ask questions and to learn. That’s why the Lyons Learning Project is so important and I warmly encourage you to join our Launch Reception and Read more…
I sat in the Houses of Parliament in a committee room listening. Here was a young man who had managed to flee Syria and begin life in the UK. His father – dead. His friends family – all dead. He told the group, gathered under the aegis of a Citizens Read more…
Our Torah reading this morning takes us on the journey from Joseph the spoiled home-boy to being sold into slavery and finally ending up in Egypt languishing in prison, where our Torah portion finishes this week, seems straightforward enough. But from there he’s going to ascend to the greatest height Read more…